Abed Lowai G, Abed Mohaned G, Shackelford Todd K
Department of Communication and Public Relations, College of Communication and Media, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Apr 16;11(8):1142. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11081142.
Parenting communication and parenting style, including expressions of fear, worry, and threat, may contribute to children's anxiety and apprehension. This study examined the degree to which perceptions of parental communication (both verbal and nonverbal) and parenting style are linked with childhood anxiety. This is among the first studies to investigate these relationships in a Saudi Arabian context. We employed a sample of 121 Saudi adults who completed questionnaires measuring perceptions of 2 parenting styles (authoritative and authoritarian), parental anxiety, and childhood anxiety. Parental communication elements such as shouting, criticism, facial expression, and body expressions were included among assessments of perceived parental anxiety, authoritative style, and authoritarian style. The results indicated that perceptions of childhood anxiety were positively associated with parental anxiety but not consistently associated with other assessed variables. This research addressed perceptions of parental communication and parenting style in the development of childhood anxiety, extending upon previous research on Western samples to a Middle Eastern sample residing in Saudi Arabia.
养育方式中的沟通及养育风格，包括恐惧、担忧和威胁的表达，可能会导致孩子产生焦虑和不安。本研究考察了对父母沟通（包括言语和非言语）及养育风格的认知与儿童焦虑之间的关联程度。这是首批在沙特阿拉伯背景下探究这些关系的研究之一。我们选取了121名沙特成年人作为样本，他们完成了问卷调查，这些问卷用于测量对两种养育风格（权威型和专制型）、父母焦虑及儿童焦虑的认知。对感知到的父母焦虑、权威型风格和专制型风格的评估中包括了诸如大喊大叫、批评、面部表情和肢体语言等父母沟通要素。结果表明，对儿童焦虑的认知与父母焦虑呈正相关，但与其他评估变量的关联并不一致。本研究探讨了父母沟通及养育风格在儿童焦虑发展中的认知情况，将此前针对西方样本的研究扩展至居住在沙特阿拉伯的中东样本。
